Conveyer



A. E. DANKE.

CONVEYER.

APPLlcAloN FILED JAN.11. 191e.

1 ,3 1 2, 1 66 Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

nn'rrnn jsTArns Ni)1AIEiri cnnH ARTHUR E. DANKE, 0F NEENAIL, WISCONSIN,ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO JOHN F.

STROEBEL, OF NEENAH, WISCONSIN.

CONVEYER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aeg. 5, 191e.

Application filed January l1, 1918. Serial No. 211,340.

To all 107mm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ARTHUR E. DANKE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Neenah, in the county of Winnebago and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inConveyers, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

rlhe invention relates to conveyers and more particularly to a devicefor engaging, lifting, conveying and dumping a receptacle of theconstruction described and illustrated in my copending applicationhaving the Slerial Number 211,341 and filed under even c ate.

The pan forming the subject matter of the application for Letters Patentabove referred to may bebriefly described as being of oblong formadapted to be inserted in a gutter and provided with trunnions at theends to afford engagement points when the pan is to be conveyed.

lit is an object of the invention to provide a device capable ofelevatin the pan without "the gutter in which it 1s normally received,and conveying the same to a desired place for the purpose of dischargingthe contents of said pan.

A further object constitutes the provision of a conveyer which may beadjusted to suit different lengths of pans. i i

lt is also an object of the invention to provide a conveyer equippedwith means for automatically tilting the carried receptacle intodischarging position. l

A further object' aims at the provision of means for restoring thetilting into normal position after discharge of the receptacle has beeneffected. i

Still anotherV object embraces the `provision `of automatically actingrestoring means whereby the parts of the conveyer are set fora`successive operation. p p

'lio the accomplishment of theforegoing and related ends, the invention,then,` consists ofthe means `hereinafter fully described andparticularly pointed out in the claims, the annexed drawings and thefollowing description setting forth in `detail certain mechanismembodying the invention which, however, constitute but several of thevarious ways in which the principle of the .equipped with a shaft`viewed in Fig. 1, trained so that by -drawing the chains 11,

,for the receptacle.

invention i `may be used. In the annexed drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation of a conveyor constructed in accordancewith the invention and carrying the .receptacle in normal position.

Fig. 2 is a similar View with the receptacle in discharging position. y

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a track provided in a barn atsuitable distance from the floor and supported in overhead position inany preferred or suitable manner, care being taken that the track does-not interfere with accessibility of the barn. Thetrack 1 extends out ofthe barn to a point where the discharge of the receptacle carried by thesame is desired.

carriage generally designated by 2 comprises a frame 3 equipped witharms a to which rollers 5 are secured running on the track 1 and thussupporting the carriage, the latter may be of any construction andpreferably is of standard design as obtainable on the `open market. Thecarriage frame is 6 journaled therein and havin gear wheels 7 adjacentthe ends. A shaft 8 1s journaled in depending brackets 9 of the frameand carries pinions l() in mesh with the pinions 7. A chain 11 isfastened to an ear12of the bracket 9 and is wound in a plurality ofconvolutionson the shaft 6 and has itsend secured thereto for a purposehereinafter specified. A similar chain 13 is connectedto the frame 3 andlikewise arranged on the shaft 6. The shaft 8 carries a pulley lflatitsright end, as about which a chain 15 is manipulation of the same thechains 1l, 13 may be wound upon or unwound from the shaft 6 as will beobvious. The parts heretofore described are common to devices of thischaracter and no claim is made thereto. As indicated in the 13, formholding means for a `frame generally designatedby 16" and which mightbetermed the carrier The frame 16 includes a tubular member 17 p ends. Themember 17 receives rods 19, 20, which telescope therein to provide foradjustability cf the carrier in conformity with the length of aparticular receptacle to be carried. Each of the rods 18, 19 is providedVhavingteeth 18 at its vra0 with a hanger bar 21 terminating at thelower eXtremity into a hook 22 adapted to seize a trunnion of thereceptacle 23 shown in dotted lines. At the upper end each hanger bar 20is provided with a hook 23'- piv otally connected thereto and adapted toengage one of the teeth 18 in order to lock the rods 19, 20 in adjustedposition. Intermediate its ends the member 17 is provided ,with adepending bracket 24 to which an arm 26 is secure by a pivot pin 25. Thearm 26 is slotted as at 27 to receive the free end of a Vspring member2S secured to the bracket 24: whereby the arm 26 is normally held invertical position.

Equally spaced from the pivot pin 25 hook members 29 are arranged on thearm 26 to engage the free ends of connecting rods 30 secured at theopposite ends to the links '31 pivoted intermediate their ends at 32 tothe hanger bars 21. The links 31 engage with their lower end thereceptacle carried by the frame 16 so as to prevent tilting of thereceptacle during conveyance. The member 17 is provided with rollers 32around which the chains 11, 13 are trained.

The device is used in the following manner. The carrier is adjusted to aparticular `pan by' adjusting the rods 19, 20` and lock ing the rods inadjusted position by means Vof the hooks 23. The bars 21 are thenrhooked to the trunnions of the pan and the carrier frame 16 togetherwith the pan 23 is raised by manipulation of the chain and nis moved onthe Ytrack 1 outside of the barn. During this movement the arm 26 is invertical position and consequently the lower ends of the links 31 engagethe receptacle 23. `Near the end of the track a Vpin 33 is providedthereon forming an abutment for the arm 26 which 'is tilted.Incidentally the links 31 are forced to release the pan 23 and thelatter then is free to swinginto discharging position. Y

Inthe drawing the preferred embodiment ofthe invention is shown, butnumerous modications and changes may be applied without departing fromthe scope ofthe intomes 4of this patenfinay be obtained vention. Itherefore, do not limit myself to the exact details as shown but desireto avail myself of any departures falling within the scope of theinvention as indicated in the appended claims.

I claim: j

1. A'Vpan-carrier comprising in combina-y tion` with a carriage, atubular member adjustably vsuspended therefrom, a pair of holding armsslidably arranged in said member, said member being'formed with teeth,

.means provided on said arms and adapted to engage said teeth forlocking said arms in adjusted position, means for locking the pancarried by said arms against movement, and adjustable means forautomatically releasing said looking means.

2. A pan carrier comprising in combination with a carriage, a tubularmember adjustably suspended therefrom, a pair of holding arms slidablyarranged in said mem ber, means for locking said arms in adjustedposition, links pivotally connected to said arms for locking the pancarried by said arms against movement and means for automaticallyreleasing said links, said releasing means comprising rods connected tosaid links, and an arm adjustably connected to said rod.

3. A pan carrier comprising in combination with a carriage, a tubularmember adjustably suspended therefrom, a pair of holding arms adjustablyarranged on said member, means for locking said arms in adjustedposition,links pivotally connected to said arms and adapted to bearagainst the pan carried by the arms, a tiltable arm arranged betweensaid links, rods interconnecting said links andsaid tiltable arm, andmeans for normally holding said tiltable arm in inoperative position.

4. A an carrier comprising in combination wit a carriage, a tubularmember adjustably suspended therefrom, a pair of holding arms adjustablyarranged on said member, means for locking said arms in adjustedposition, links pi'votally con-` nected to said arms and adapted to holdthe pan carried by said arms against movement, a lever arrangedbetweensaid links, adjustable connections between said links and lever,and a spring opposing movement of said lever.

j 5. A pan carrier comprising in combination with a carriage a tubularmember adj ustably suspended therefrom and being provided with teeth, apair of holding arms ad- 4justably arranged on said member, hook membersarticulated with said arms and adapted to engage said teeth, linkspivotally connected to said arms and adapted to hold the pan carried bythe same against lmovement, a lever having a slot arranged between saidlinks, adjustable connections between said links and lever to transmitmotions of said lever to said links, and a leaf spring secured to saidmember and entering the slot in said lever to normally hold the saine ininoperative position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature.

ARTHUR E. DANKE.

for ve centseach, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Y; Washington, '.D. G.

